The teal and brass bar at Tabula Rasa, with arched mirrors, hanging lantern lights and green velvet stools

8 Eastgate, Leeds · Ranked UK Top 50 Cocktail Bars

Tabula Rasa

An all-day address for coffee, aperitivo and cocktails, poured with intention.

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The Story

Begin Again.

Filippos Filippopoulos spent years behind the bar at Leeds' Watermark before opening Tabula Rasa on Eastgate in August 2021 - Latin for blank slate, and the idea behind everything poured here.

Afternoons ease into aperitivo. By evening, the bar comes alive with cocktails, cheese and cold meats sourced from Kirkgate Market. Fifty-five covers, no more - a room built for lingering.

Est.
2021
Covers
55, no more
Recognition
UK Top 50 Cocktail Bars
Tabula Rasa's dining room: green velvet booths, marble-top tables and warm brass pendant lighting under a gilded ceiling

Signature Serves

As It's Poured.

  1. 01

    Pablo Picasso Colour-changing

    Pale blue settles into lilac, then violet, right in the glass - part cocktail, part sleight of hand.

  2. 02

    Dante's Inferno Served aflame

    Absinthe, lit tableside. It announces itself before you've taken a sip.

  3. 03

    House Irish Coffee A classic, done properly

    Hot, strong, and finished with a collar of cream that holds to the last mouthful.

  4. 04

    Metaxa & Coffee The Filippos signature

    Metaxa's amber warmth meets espresso - a nod to Greek roots, and a serve you won't find elsewhere in Leeds.

Full drinks and food menus available at the bar.

Hours

Find the door on Eastgate

MondayClosed
Tuesday2pm – 10pm
Wednesday2pm – 12am
Thursday2pm – 12am
Friday12.30pm – 12.30am
Saturday12.30pm – 12.30am
Sunday12.30pm – 10pm

Walk-ins always welcome. Booking a table of four or more? We'd love the notice.